The Myanmar Baptist Convention is a

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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. It is affiliated with the

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and the

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. The headquarters is in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

History

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the

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(

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) in 1813 from

Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Judson was sent from North America to preach in B ...

and Ann Judson to

. It was officially founded in 1865 as the Burma Baptist Missionary Convention. In 2006, it had 4,522 churches and 1,142,655 members. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 5,319 churches and 1,710,441 members. Baptist World Alliance
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Member Associations

* Myanmar Baptist Churches Union *

Karen Baptist Convention Karen Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Myanmar. The headquarters is in Yangon. It is affiliated with the Myanmar Baptist Convention. Leaderships in the organization are for a four-year term and can only be re-elected fo ...

Kachin Baptist Convention Kachin or Kakhyen may refer to: *Kachin State, in northern Myanmar/Burma * Kachin Hills, northeastern Myanmar * Kachin peoples, a generalised term for six non-Burman ethno-linguistic groups in Kachin State. **Kachin people, including the main sub-br ...

* Lisu Baptist Convention *

Chin Baptist Convention Chin Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination Myanmar. The headquarters is in Falam, Chin State, Myanmar. It is a member of the Myanmar Baptist Convention. History Rev. Arthur E. Carson and Laura H. Carson from the American Bap ...

* Southern Shan State Baptist Home Mission Society *

Shweli Shan Baptist Convention Shweli River ( my, ရွှေလီမြစ်; zh, 瑞丽江) is a river in China and Myanmar (Burma). Also known as Nam Mao ( shn, ၼမ်ႉမၢဝ်း; ) in Shan or Dai, and Ruili River or Longchuan River (龙川江) in Chinese, it ...

* Northern Shan State Baptist Convention * Eastern Shan State Baptist Convention * Akhar Baptist Convention *

Naga Baptist Convention Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Ri ...

Tedim Baptist Convention Tedim (, , ( Zo: ''Tedim Khawpi'', pronounced ; is a town in and the administrative seat of Tedim Township, Chin State, in the north-western part of Burma. It is the second largest town in Chin State. The town's four major boroughs (''vengte'') a ...

Asho Chin Baptist Convention Asho or Asho Chin may refer to: *Asho Chin people *Asho Chin language Asho or Asho Chin may refer to: *Asho Chin people Asho people ( my, အရှိုချင်း), one of the tribes of the Chin people, are native to Arakan, Magwe Region, ...

* Wa Baptist Convention *

Po Kayin Baptist Convention Po or PO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Po (Kung Fu Panda), the protagonist of the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise * Po, one of the titular ''Teletubbies'' * Po, a character in the novel ''Graceling'' by Kristin Cashore M ...

Rakhine Baptist Convention Rakhine () may refer to: * Rakhine State, in Myanmar * Rakhine people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group * Rakhine language , pronunciation = , ethnicity = Rakhine, Kamein , states = Myanmar, Bangladesh, India , region ...

Mon Baptist Convention Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * A ...

Lahu Baptist Convention Lahu may refer to: * Lahu people * Lahu language Lahu (autonym: ''Ladhof'' ) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lahu people of China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. It is widely used in China, both by Lahu people, and by other ethni ...

Judson Baptist Chutch Judson may refer to: Places Canada *Judson, Alberta *Mount Judson, Vancouver Island, British Columbia United States * Judson, Indiana, Howard County *Judson, Parke County, Indiana *North Judson, Indiana, Starke County * Judson, Minnesota, an unin ...

* Immenual Baptist Churches

Departments of Myanmar Baptist Convention

*Finance & Property *Evangelism & Mission *Christian Education *Christian Communication *Theological Education *Christian Social and Service & Development *Literature & Publication *Leadership Development *Ministers *Men *Women *Youth

Education

The Convention operates the

Myanmar Institute of Theology Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT) is a Baptist theological institute in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Judson Research Center, Peace Studies Center, and Gender Studies Center are parts of Myanmar Institute of Theology. It is affilia ...

, the leading Christian

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in Myanmar, founded in 1927 and located in Insein. The Convention is also planning to operate a Christian University in the near future.

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